Lavrov sits out OSCE ministers' meeting in Lugano despite Swiss invite
Sergey Lavrov won't be in Lugano when OSCE foreign ministers gather on December 3 and 4, per Interfax. Russia is still sending a delegation — just not its top diplomat, even though Switzerland's foreign ministry had invited him.
- Original source: breakingthenews.net.
- The source published it on Nov 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is staying home from the OSCE's Foreign Ministers' Council meeting in Lugano, Switzerland, Interfax reported on Monday. A source familiar with the matter said Moscow will still send a delegation to the event, but Lavrov won't be part of it.
The snub lands after Switzerland's foreign ministry said it had invited Lavrov to the gathering. The council is set to run December 3 and 4 in the Swiss city.
It marks another stretch of Lavrov's reduced travel to Western-hosted forums since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow opting to send stand-ins rather than its foreign minister.
TopicsSergey Lavrov · OSCE · Lugano · Switzerland · Interfax · Swiss Foreign Ministry · Russia
Source: breakingthenews.net
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